Local guides for the Manaslu trek

Why choose a local trekking guide?

Local trekking guides can make for a local experience. Whenever you go trekking, it’s always a good idea to see if your trekking crew have a local person on board. It’s not the same as speaking the language, and asking directions. It is more about knowing the place, knowing what and who is around the next corner, what happens where and the stories a place has to tell.

It’s not always easy to find one however! The most able people often leave the hills and head to the city or overseas for work. So it requires some effort – and only by trekkers asking their trekking companies about this, will more consistent, secure work as local guides begin to come about. Supply will follow demand. This in addition to useful training courses which help guides provide better services. (read more)

A list of local trekking guides for the Manaslu Trek

Well, we don’t have one yet! But we’d like your help to build one.

If you have used a guide from Gorkha district who you would like to recommend, we’d be very grateful if you would post information below so that others may use their services.

Sonam, your effort for promoting and supporting the locals is apreciated but I do not think it is genuine. For your office it seems to be a marketing tool and nothing more. As you probably remember me (we spent 4 hours at the tourist police) your agency adds hidden charges on the offers you give to candidate trekkers. I can not judge your quality as a guide but I know that your agency is complety unreliable and not trustworth. I want to warn all reviewers here to stay away from you and your agency and if they seem not to believe me but are fooled (like me) by your social resposnible profile of you and your company to contact the tourist police of Kathmandy and ask them for all the reports your agency has against for various complains from trekkers.

Australian couple in their early 50s fit and active looking for two others to share the costs of a guide and permits for a private hike in the Manaslu and Tsum region. We are attempting to find a guide from the local community if possible.
We intend to start hiking on the 20th April 2012 for 18 to 20 day hike using tea houses where available or camping.
contact me via email if you are interested.

I saw your post on manaslucircuittrek.com. We are an American-Italian couple in our mid-thirties that also want to do the Mansalu circuit in April 2012. We have 50 days in Nepal, so after that we plan to hook up with the Annapurna trek (going without a guide on that section.) We’d be very interested in sharing a guide and permit costs for the Manaslu if you are still interested. We fly into Kathmandu on April 19th, so ideally we want to start on April 21st however.

Let us know your thoughts. (We are currently bicycle touring in Laos and China.)

We are are a Kiwi-American couple in our early-mid 30s keen to share a guide cost as well. We are planning to do the Manaslu circuit hooking up with the Annapurna(no guide on that one) In April as well. As we are coming from India our dates are tentative, somewhere from the 15th of April to the 22nd for starting the trek.

Let us know if either of you are interested. Also, looking for help on a local guide.

Namaste Neville,
Glad to know that you are interested to hike in Manaslu and Tsum.http://www.tsumvalleyhomestay.com can be one of your option, so please check it out!
Looking forward to hear from you.
Sonam

from kathmandu to arughat 140km transportation cost will be 350 nc rupees in local bus per person. tsum valley home stay transportation cost 250$ for privet Jeep and you can travel 5 to 6 person in jeep.from kathmandu to soti khola.165km.
Thanks
Dhawa Gyanjen lamadhawalama545@yahoo.co.in

Hi to all, I’m planning my trek to Manaslu circuit and Tsum in November 2012, I would like to climb Larkya peak (from BC near the pass). If anybody would like to join me, this is a relatively non-technical peak (equivalent to Island Peak). Please get in touch.

Also, if anyone knows a local mountain guide, that can make things much easier to arrange.

I’m thinking of heading into this area, departing early Nov as well, and have some climbing experience (a few trekking peaks in Nepal, and some peaks in N America). Climbing Larkya peak could be fun! I am also traveling solo, so would be happy to link up with a fun group. Feel free to email me: amahlstedt AT gmail.com

We, two lowlanders from Denmark have just returned from the Manaslu trek, having had the pleasure of the services of Palsang Tamangs trekking companyand his fantastic guide Pravin Lama. I am happy to recommend these most reliable and professional people.

Hey, we are a young couple from Czech republic and we are planning to start the Manaslu trek on 22 of september. We are looking for someone to join us and share the expenses.
We would be happy for any recommendations concerning the guide or the accomodation.
Thanks a lot!:-) Katerina & Honza

Hi Katerina, I was living in the Tsum Valley last summer for about six months were I got to know some local guides. I highly recommend Dhawa Gyanjen Lama, who just opened the first guest house in the upper valley, Phama ki Jinlab in Burji, near the Milarepa Cave. Dhawa has been guiding groups to the Tsum Valley and round Manaslu for five years. His knowledge about the region is outstanding and I am pleased to have him as a research assistant for my PhD. You can contact him at dhawalama545@yahoo.co.in, his English is excellent. I hope this helps! Have a great trek!

We are an Austrian student couple who would like to do the Manaslu circuit at the beginning of September (it’s fairly soon because we have just now discovered the Manaslu as an alternative to the anapurna).
We would like to trek independently more teahouse trek style and not as part of an organised group. However we have come to understand that we will an agency for the permit and a local guide to accompany us.

Can anyone recommend us an agency for the permit? And most importantly, would anyone be able to recommend us a nice local guide?
Our email is babs_ egger@yahoo.co.uk
Many thanks in advance!
Best, Barbara

Dear Sir,
Can someone share with me if we still have lodging house at DHamasala?? I was just planning for how many days i might need
Could you please share if we have any stay house at Dhamasala???
Would be a great support
Thank you in advace

Stayed at Dharamsala around Dec 1, 2012, late in the season….the owner of the ‘lodge’ actually much better than I was led to believe, was as Samdo but when our small group came up he went up to Dharamsala and opened up for us….

My partner and I just trekked the Manaslu Circuit and Tsum Valley in late October 2013, and we would highly recommend our guide Udaya Lamichhane (pronounced Uday). His village is just at the beginning of the circuit in Manglatar (you walk past when you start from Arughat). He speaks good English and also speaks some Russian, Japanese and Mandarin. He is a registered guide through Osho Vision Treks, has all necessary certifications and insurance. As of our trip, he had trekked the Manaslu Circuit 10 times, and has been to Tsum Valley once (with us). He was very outgoing, resourceful, and maintained a good relationship with the locals. Of all the guides we met on the circuit, we always felt as though Udaya was the best!

Osho Vision Treks provided us with an incredible daily rate for the guide, and also helped arrange our permits and transportation, should you require. We dealt with the owner, Dinesh Lamichhanne, and had a very pleasant experience. The office is located in Thamel.

My wife and I are planning on trekking the Manaslu Circuit in March/April. Any advice as to when would be best during this time in terms of rhododendron bloom, clear skies, temperature and clear passage over the Larkya La?

We are a German couple (27 / 29) and are planning to do the Manaslu in the biginnig of August (10-30th). We are looking for someone to hike with us to share the costs of a guide.
Is there anyone, who would like to join us?

My partner and I just trekked the Circuit and Tsum Valley in late October 2014, and we would highly recommend our guide Prakash Khanal.
His village is at the beginning of the circuit in Arughat. He speaks English very well and also speaks some Russian, Japanese and Mandarin. He is a registered guide and has all necessary certifications and insurance. As of our trip, he had trekked the Manaslu Circuit 10 times, and has been to Tsum Valley as well.
Prakash’s organization provided us with an incredible daily rate for the trek and efficiently arranged our permits and transportation.
Prakash is very outgoing, resourceful, and he was even generous enough to teach us Nepali in the evenings.
Contact Prakash and make your trekking dream real.

If you are looking for a guide for the Manaslu circuit, we highly recommand you Rajesh Neupane from Touch the Himalaya. We did a 21 day trek of the Tsum valley and Manaslu circuit with a day trek to the Manaslu basecamp (which we highly suggest you to do). Being from the Manaslu area, he is very knowledgable about the trek. He has being very welcoming from the moment he picked us up at the airport to the moment we left the country. The agency took care of all the details concerning the permits for the trekking so the organization of the trek was very easy for us. During the treck, we could see that the other guides would rely on him for advices most of the time. He always try to find you the best places to eat and sleep. Also, since he is fluent in english, the communication was easy. The only thing is that he is very popular so make sure in advance he is available for your trek. Don’t hesitate to hire his as your guide, you won’t regret it!

We are a family of 4 (2 adults, 2 kids 15years & 10years). We are heading to Nepal in Sept 2015 for 6weeks. We are interested in trekking the Manaslu Trek with maybe Tsum as well. We ideally would like to go it alone but we need a guide. Does anyone know how much you should pay a guide, permits etc? Im just starting my research so not sure on anything except the wonder of Nepal.Is this trek ok for pretty chilled out cool kids? Thanks for any advice in advance. Julie

I’m a student from Germany and I would like to do a Manaslu Circuit in October/November. Date is completely flexible from 15th of october. I am looking for other people also doing the track at that point who I could join or organise the treck together with a local guide mentioned on this site.

I woulds say if you are 2 people do it yourself and do not join a group. Just hire a guide (~$20/day for a guide porter…I heard people paying $18/day as well). We used Hari from OshoVision and he was an amazing guide. We hired him as a guide porter so he carried some of my bag for me, which was great for the steep down on the pass. Have fun!!!!

I would like to recommend my guide Manoj Bhattarai for the Manaslu or any other treks in Nepal.

He was brought up in a small village called Mangaltar (close to Arughat) near the beginning of the Manaslu Trek. Hence he is very knowledgeable regarding this particular trek and the associated history. I have used Manoj three times now and I actually consider him a friend and he is a more than capable guide for both English and Russian speakers.

You can contact him by email (manuguide2008@gmail.com)
Facebook(manu_mountaintrekkingguide@yahoo.com)
or his cell number(+977_9849494425)

My son and I recently completed the manaslu circuit , and we would like to highly recommend our guide Rabin Neupane.
As commented on earlier post by Guillaume in February, we worked with Rajish Neupane, and he organised everything for our trip and provided Rabin as our Guide. Rabin the younger brother to Raj, has been guiding in the region for many years and his english and knowledge was excellent. Over the 2 weeks Rabin ensured we were always safe all our needs were looked after. He become a great friend to my son and I and the nightly card games a highlight!!
Rabin’s details
email : neupanerabin56@yahoo.com
phone: 00977 9849210637
Facebook; Manaslu Trekking

HIMALAYA HUB PROVIDED US with an incredible daily rate for the guide and also helped arrange our permits and transportation should you requir. We deal with puru rimal boss of that compani. The office is in the centre of Thamel.
if you ask me something, you write me ;geynaypuntopelota@hotmail.com.

Any one Interested to join trek 8 days Nar Phu/ Rolwaling/ Upper mustang trek? We have an American client who is coming in end of June, He is fit and fine and have done trek in Nepal many time. you can join trek with or just share for permit. It is Up up to you. We arrange all permits and necessary Transport to and return.

Any one Interested to join trek 8 days Nar Phu/ Rolwaling/ Upper mustang trek? We have an American client who is coming in end of June, He is fit and fine and have done trek in Nepal many time. you can join trek with or just share for permit. It is Up up to you. We arrange all permits and necessary Transport to and return. Or He is also interested to Visit Barpak, EP center of The mad earthquake 25th April 2015. Same time He is wandering to Visit up Renjo la pass at Manaslu Trek area.

Any one interested trek Deluxe trip to Tsum vally with Manaslu Larkya pass 20 Days trip with other 2 client, most welcome to contact us. we have other two client from US. Start trek from 1st of May to 20th may Kathmandu to Kathmandu. Any one willing to join for full trip you can contact us.

We did the Manslu Circuit and Tsum Valley Trek in March and it was just wonderful. Our guide Rabin Neupane was really great. He is kind, funny and his english is really good. He knows the region very well as he is from there and has done the trek many times. He made sure we were always staying at the best lodges, had everything we needed and were safe. We enjoyed playing cards with him and having lots of conversations during our trekking. His older brother Rajesh Neupane organized everything for us beforehand. He is owner of Touch the Himalaya Expeditions and is really well organized, answers all your requests really fast and we would use his services again any time. Highly recommended!!!
You can contact him via Facebook: Rajesh (Himalayan Sherpa) or Rabin (Manaslu Trekking)

Jana, Can you tell me the daily rate you paid for your guide? We are thinking of returning next year and want to estimate how much we will need to save. Also how many days did it take for you to complete the trek with the Tsum Valley included? Thank you!!

We have recently finished the Manasalu +Tsum valley trek .We were a group of 8 person . I would like highly recommended to anyone thinking on doing this incredible trek Apart from being an excellent professional guide, our guide Ramesh Bhattarai , his house was in Mangaltar close to Arughat .he is a young guide that took care of any single detail during the trek to ensure a great experience also he is a register guide from Government . He is a charming guy. We had funny moments with him. He has a fluent English and also speaks little bit Chinese. He is very knowledgeable regarding this particular trek and associated history and culture. You can contact him at his personal Gmail: rameshbhattarai652@gmail.com

Hi Carmen I have contacted Ramesh on the basis of your recommendation. He seems very keen and professional and we are very likely to trek with him. He is offering what seems like a very cheap price including accommodation in Kathmandu, jeep, etc. So I just thought I’d double check with you that he really is good. I hope you don’t mind. Namaste Martin

Hi there everyone. I would like to tell about my self and I do have my own trekking company in Nepal seance 5 year we are spacial in Manaslu organise company please if anyone interested about Manaslu region feel free to contact us we will offer handsome price with holder licence guide…..
Email- we.himalayahub@gmail.com